ILR As Unmarried Partner (10 Years Route)

Written by Arshad Mahmood

You can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) once you have completed 10 years in the UK under the unmarried partner visa (10 years route). An application for ILR can be made 28 days before completing 10 years. Most of the applicants who have been granted leave to remain as unmarried partner under 10 years route are likely to qualify for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) earlier under the 10 Years Long Residence category as the applicants in such circumstances are likely to complete the 10 years long residence earlier than the 10 years under the unmarried partner visa 10 years route.

The unmarried partner visa under 10 years route was introduced on 9 July 2012 and the very first applicant who will qualify for ILR under the unmarried partner visa 10 years route will be in July 2022 when 10 years would have been completed under this category. Most of the applicants who are granted leave to remain as unmarried partner under the 10 years route switch from 10 years route to 5 years as and when their circumstances allow the same.

Same Day Visa Service For ILR As An Unmarried Partner Under The 10 Years Route

We are registered with the Home Office, Premium Service Centre, Croydon to provide same day visa service for ILR application as an unmarried partner under 10 years route. We can prepare and submit your Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) application to the Home Office, PEO, Croydon and get quick decision on your application. As your ILR application also involves an application for Biometric Immigration Document, therefore you will have to attend the Home Office, Premium Service Centre, Croydon with our legal representative in order to enrol your biometrics. Our legal representative will accompany you to the Home Office, Premium Service Centre, Croydon and assist you with the enrolment of your biometrics and the submission of your ILR application. The application submitted through our same day visa service is decided same day.

The immigration solicitors at Sunrise Solicitors are experts in dealing with application for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) as an unmarried partner of a person present and settled in the UK. The quality of our service is self-evident from the clients' reviews about the service provided by our immigration lawyers. You can contact us if you are seeking legal help from immigration lawyers in London in relation to your Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) as an unmarried partner of a person present and settled in the UK and our immigration solicitors will provide you fast, friendly, reliable, honest and professional immigration service.

If instructed to represent you regarding your ILR application as an unmarried partner, the immigration casework to be carried out by our immigration solicitors will include the following:

Taking detailed instructions from you and advising you about the relevant immigration laws and procedures to be adopted by the Home Office, UKVI in your Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) application as an unmarried partner of a person present and settled in the UK;

Discussing your immigration case in detail with you and advising you about the weaknesses and strengths of your Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) application as an unmarried partner;

Advising you about the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of your Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) application as an unmarried partner;

Checking all the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of the Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) application as an unmarried partner and discussing the same with you;

Completing the relevant application form for ILR application as an unmarried partner and discussing the same with you;

Preparing a cover letter to introduce and support the ILR application and submitting your application to the Home Office, UKVI;

In case of premium service application, accompanying you to the Home Office, Premium Service Centre, Croydon and assisting you with the enrolment of your biometrics and submission of your application to the Home Office, Premium Service Centre, Croydon to get a decision on you application same day through our Same Day Visa Service;

Liaising with the Home Office, UKVI for a timely decision on your ILR application;

Protecting your interests while your application is pending with the Home Office, UKVI and keeping you informed about the progress on your Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) application as an unmarried partner;

Doing all the follow up work until decision is reached on your ILR application as an unmarried partner.

Our Fee For ILR As An Unmarried Partner Under 10 Years Route

We will charge you a fee from £1,000 + VAT for our professional immigration services in relation to your application ILR as an unmarried partner under 10 years route. The agreed fee will depend on the complexity of the matter and the casework involved in the matter.

If you cannot afford to pay our fee in full at the time of instructing us in relation to your matter, you can pay half of the fee at the time of instructing us and rest of the fee can be paid by monthly instalments.

The agreed fee will cover all our work until decision by the Home Office on the application. However, it is pertinent to note that the agreed fee will not cover any disbursements to be incurred by the company on your behalf e.g. translation of documents, Home Office fee etc.